California Couple Faces Surrogate in Texas Court Over Custody
The baby's genetic parents said that he was in a critical condition and 'has gasped for air, choked on tubes' following his surgery.
A California couple and the surrogate mother who refused their request for an abortion are facing each other in a Texas court over child custody. The surrogate traveled to Texas after refusing the abortion due to the baby’s heart defect and is now challenging the couple’s parental rights. The couple had obtained a restraining order against the surrogate after the baby’s birth.
- A California couple demanded their surrogate mother abort the pregnancy due to a severe heart defect diagnosis.
- The surrogate, McKenna West, refused the abortion and traveled to Dallas for protection and medical care for the unborn child.
- After the baby was born on August 12th, the couple obtained a restraining order preventing West from seeing the child.
- West is challenging a California judgment that granted parentage to the couple.
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